
Appetizers & nibbles
Sambusa (samosa)
Crispy triangles filled with spiced minced meat and onion, cousins of Indian samosas. They are eaten as a starter or savoury snack, still warm.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
On the side
Nutrition facts
328 kcal per serving
- Protein
- 15.8 g
- Carbohydrates
- 15.8 g
- Fat
- 22.1 g
- of which saturated fat
- 5.3 g
- Fiber
- 1.2 g
Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.
Instructions
- Finely slice the onion, crush the garlic and chop the parsley.
- In a frying pan, cook the onion for 5 minutes in oil, then add the meat and brown it, crumbling it as you go.
- Add the garlic, ginger, cumin, turmeric, chilli, salt and pepper, then cook for 5 minutes. Off the heat, stir in the parsley and let it cool.
- Cut the brick sheets into 15 cm squares, then cut them in half.
- Place a spoonful of filling at one end of each half-square, fold into a triangle and seal the edges with a little beaten egg.
- Heat the frying oil to 170 °C and drop in the sambusas for 3 to 4 minutes until golden.
- Drain them on kitchen paper.
- Serve warm with a hot sauce.
Variations and tips
Oven version. Brush the triangles with oil and bake for 15 minutes at 200 °C.
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Original Ecomely recipe.

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